Hope you have a blessed Easter where you can be accepted as a beloved and welcome child of God.
And a good deduction, DB. Notice that 2 Sam. 15:30 mentions David & other men *covering* their heads while in mourning, which is not an act of worship as such.
If you peruse 1 Cor. 11, Paul qualifies his arguments (for both sexes) with "when praying or prophesying." Thus I take that to mean covering the head in the context of corporate or family worship, or even private devotions.
I'm of Ref. Baptist persuasion too. But many are not sold on headcoverings.
Why wear the covering? "'cause the Bible tells me so."
JY Quote:"And that minister is Born Again as is my brother and everybody else at that Non Denominational Church."
How can you categorically say that? You don't know. Can you see into hearts to tell? Are you Christ? You say this against me and many others when errors or pointed out. Now you are categorically stating who's saved. How do you know?
Nobody cares what the pastor at your brother's nodenominational church says, thinks or does. It does not matter.
The question is: What does God say in His Word? It matters what God says. God says women should cover their heads. Should we listen to the pastor at your brother's nondenominational church or to God?
The minister at the Non Denominational Church that my brother belongs to does not require the women to wear headcoverings to the worship services. And that minister is Born Again as is my brother and everybody else at that Non Denominational Church.
Kenny is right. Those women need to obey their Lord. How can you be saved if you only believe Jesus is savior? My Bible says you must beieve him as Lord and then saved(Acts 16:31). And the Lord ordered worship through the Apostles and they say the women are to cover themselves.
It does not matter one iota what any woman thinks at your brother's nondenominational church. What matters is what God says. If a woman there is saved, she should cover her head.
Does the Bible indicate that women who follow Christ are to cover their heads? Choose an answer: YES or NO.
If it does (and it does), what would be the reason for women to not cover their heads?
Answer: REBELLION.
If you were a woman (and I am assuming you are not), would you want to live your life on this earth in rebellion against God? I would hope the answer is no.
Sadly, many women (and men) do choose to live their lives in rebellion against God to one degree or another. That is why most churches, homes, families, and individuals are in the mess they are in.
God did not give us that great, big Book for nothing. He went to great lengths to make sure we have it in order to know how to live our lives in a manner that pleases Him. There is a reason why He wants women to cover their heads and He explains it clearly in His Word. God has an order for things.
We are not on this earth for our fun and happiness, John. We are here to glorify Him. We do that when we do what He says.
But the wearing of headcoverings is not required for gaining entrance into Heaven. Nowhere in the Bible does it state that one of the requirements for gaining entrance into Heaven is that headcoverings be worn. The only requirement for gaining entrance into Heaven is to receive Christ as ones Savior. My brother's wife and no other woman at that Non Denominational Church wear hats or veils to the worship services and yet my brother's wife and every other woman at that Non Denominational Church is saved because of having received Christ as their Savior and they will gain entrance into Heaven eventhough they do not wear hats or veils to the worship services.
Because the God who sent His only begotten Son to be beaten and die on a cross for the penalty of your sins requires it in His Word. That's why.
Again, faith that saves is faith that obeys.
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